In Return of the Jedi, when Luke is cutting down Jabba's minions, one of Jabba's soldiers shoots Luke's mechanical hand while Luke was holding his saber up in the air.

The scene just shows him in a defensive stance before the shooter came up, but then he was suddenly holding his lightsaber up like it was Mjölnir, and got shot in the hand because of it.

So, my question is, what exactly was Luke doing with his lightsaber then? There were no enemies nearby to defend against, and most certainly there wasn't one above him, so why was the saber held up the way it was?

Originally posted by Lord Lucien Even more confusing is how Luke was able to kick that one guy without making any physical contact.

But that was just the Force, right? Certainly not a minor oversight in the production process that merits a pathetic amount of over-analyzing, right?

Right?

I'm not saying we should over-analyze. I'm merely pointing out something that made no sense. The no-contact-kick could be explained by the Force. Luke holding up his lightsaber like the statue of liberty in the middle of a battle, however, really can't be explained away as anything other than Luke just dicking-around, or as a minor production error.

"A great tactician creates plans.
A good tactician recognizes the soundness of a plan presented to him.
A fair tactician must see the plan succeed before offering approval.
Those with no tactical ability at all may never comprehend the plan, and will resent the tactician."
-Thrawn

"A great tactician creates plans.
A good tactician recognizes the soundness of a plan presented to him.
A fair tactician must see the plan succeed before offering approval.
Those with no tactical ability at all may never comprehend the plan, and will resent the tactician."
-Thrawn